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Kōrero: West Coast region

Jade sculpture

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Jade sculpture

'Poutini life mask', created by Greymouth carver Ian Boustridge, shows the translucence of a variety of pounamu known as Marsden flower jade (also called Kahurangi pounamu).

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Ian Boustridge - Jade Sculptor

by Ian Boustridge

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Simon Nathan, West Coast region – Sport and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/21163/jade-sculpture (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 September 2016.